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   <h1>Civil Law Module</h1>
   <h2>Docente</h2>
   <p>Fernando                 Chac&oacute;n</p>
   <p> <strong>Nivel:</strong> Upper-intermediate</p>
   <p><strong>Acerca de los cursos:</strong> Intermediate                 Law Skills.</p>
   <p> Estos cursos tienen como fin introducir a los alumnos                 a la gram&aacute;tica, estructuras y vocabulario t&iacute;picos                 del &aacute;mbito jur&iacute;dico. Es ideal para aquellos que, tras                 haber cursado niveles en esta Direcci&oacute;n u otro centro de                 idiomas, tengan la necesidad de leer y comprender material jur&iacute;dico                 redactado en ingl&eacute;s. Por otra parte, no es el prop&oacute;sito                 de este curso formar profesionales o expertos en el sistema jur&iacute;dico                 del &quot;Common Law&quot; sino afianzar el nivel de idioma a trav&eacute;s                 del an&aacute;lisis de conceptos b&aacute;sicos dictados en los                 cursos. El material a utilizar y la metodolog&iacute;a de trabajo                 permitir&aacute;n la transici&oacute;n entre un curso tradicional                 y uno de estas caracter&iacute;sticas. La bibliograf&iacute;a comprende                 obras de los pa&iacute;ses del sistema en estudio con ejercitaci&oacute;n                 adaptada a los textos. Se trabajar&aacute; la comprensi&oacute;n                 de textos, el reconocimiento de estructuras, vocabulario y usos                 del lenguaje del derecho. S&oacute;lo se prev&eacute; a este nivel                 la producci&oacute;n b&aacute;sica por parte del alumno. El curso                 contempla la evaluaci&oacute;n constante mediante la ejercitaci&oacute;n                 y una evaluaci&oacute;n escrita final en base a la ejercitaci&oacute;n                 del curso.</p>
   <p><strong>Requisito para la inscripci&oacute;n:</strong> haber concurrido al test de nivelaci&oacute;n.</p>
   <p><strong>Nivel de ingl&eacute;s requerido:</strong>                 intermedio alto.<br />
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   <p><strong>Curso: </strong>Ingl&eacute;s                 Jur&iacute;dico - Rama Civil &ldquo;Civil Law Module&rdquo;<br />
     (&quot;Law of Contract, Law of Tort, Alternative Dispute Resolution                 in the US&quot;)<br />
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     <strong>Students' English Level Required:</strong> Upper                 - Intermediate.</p>
   <p>This course is ideal for students that have already                 studied English for three or four years and know some basic English                 vocabulary and structures and can understand what they read at this                 level, even if they find it more difficult to speak, listen or write.</p>
   <p><strong>Purpose of the Course</strong></p>
   <p>The purpose of this course is to teach speakers                 of other languages to understand and use the language of the law                 in English. Through a wide variety of exercises based on authentic                 legal texts, students will gradually learn the reading, vocabulary                 and study skills necessary to work independently on legal materials                 of their own choice. Students are encouraged to practise the language                 presented in the book in a variety of speaking and writing activities.                 The topics and texts in the book provide an introduction to some                 important aspects of the English legal system, these materials present                 the language of different areas of the law in their natural context.</p>
   <p>Students will learn to focus only on the words which                 are important to understand a text,; using the context to understand                 new words and phrases, fast and accurate dictionary use; how to                 study, store and remember English vocabulary. </p>
   <p>Students will also learn the form and function of                 some structures which are typical of legal English. This will help                 them to understand legal texts which contain these structures and                 in some cases there are exercises to practise the said structures.<br />
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      <strong>UNIT I: LAW OF CONTRACT PART I</strong></p>
   <p>A- The language of the law: characteristics applicable                 to contracts. Mood. Tenses. Modals. <br />
     B- Topics: Elements of the contract: mutual agreement, capacity,                 legality, consideration. Elements vitiating will: fraud, duress,                 undue influence, mistake, misrepresentation.</p>
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     <strong>UNIT II: LAW OF CONTRACT PART II</strong></p>
   <p>A- The language of the law: plain English rules:                 influence in legal writing. Legal usage: doublets and triplets.                 Sexism.<br />
     B- Topics: Rights of a third party. Interpretation and performance                 of contracts. Discharge of contracts. Remedies for breach of contract.</p>
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     <strong>UNIT III: LAW OF TORT</strong></p>
   <p>A- Legal usage: legal collocations. Old formalism.                 Legal terms of art. Vocabulary issues. Precision vs. vagueness.                 Subordinate clauses. <br />
     B- Topics: Intentional harms to persons and property. Intentional                 interference with persons. Intentional interference with property.                 Malpractice: medical malpractice. Other professional malpractice.                 Defamation of character: libel and slander. Negligence: automobile                 accidents; death claims; negligence claims against owners or tenants                 of real estate and persons supplying property for use of others.</p>
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     <strong>UNIT IV: AVOIDING CIVIL LITIGATION</strong></p>
   <p>A- Legal usage: Legal argot. Passive constructions.                 Tenses: the perfect tenses. Subordinate clauses: adjectival clauses                 as modifiers; reduced clauses.<br />
     B- Alternative dispute resolution: settlements without resorting                 to litigation. Negotiation: mini-trials; early neutral case evaluation;                 summary jury trials; conciliation. Mediation. Arbitration. Providers                 of ADR services. Online dispute resolution. International dispute                 resolution.</p>
   <p><strong>BIBLIOGRAPHY:</strong></p>
   <p>Anderson, O. J.: Outline of Business Law. Rowman                 &amp; Allanheld: Totowa, N.J.:1983<br />
     Coughlin, Jr, George G.: Your Handbook of everyday Law. Fifth Edition.                 Harper Perennial: New York: 1993.<br />
     Clarkson, and others: West's Business Law. West Publishing Co.:                 2000.</p>
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     COMMENT ON THE BIBLIOGRAPHY:</strong></p>
   <p>All class materials are going to be made available                 to students in the class.</p>
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